Robert E. Wright Nef Family Chair of Political Economy & Director of the Thomas Willing Institute for the Study of Financial Markets, Institutions, and Regulations Augustana University 2001 South Summit Ave. Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57197 Office: 1-605-274-5312 Email: [email protected] Web: http://faculty.augie.edu/~rwright Twitter: robertewright ORCID: 0000-0003-3792-3506 EDUCATION 1. B.A., History, Summa Cum Laude, Buffalo State College, 1990. 2. M.A., History, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994. 3. Ph.D., History, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997. TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND EDITORIAL POSITIONS Current Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Nef Family Chair of Political Economy, Division of Social Sciences, 2009-. Director of the Thomas Willing Institute for the Study of Financial Markets, Institutions, and Regulations, Augustana University, 2011-. Augustana Research Institute (ARI) Advisory Board Member, 2016-. Other: Editorial Board Member, Financial History, Museum of American Finance, New York, New York, 2008-. Board Member, Historians Against Slavery, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2012-. Treasurer, 2016-. Federal Reserve Archive (FRASER) Advisory Board Member, St. Louis Federal Reserve, St. Louis, Missouri, 2015-. Trustee, Economic and Business History Society, 2018-. Senior Fellow, American Institute for Economic Research, Great Barrington, Mass., 2019-. Previous Senior Analyst, Wikistrat, 2016-17. Associate Editor, Moral Cognition & Communication, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2016-17. Last updated: 10/27/2019 1 Series Editor, Slaveries Since Emancipation, Cambridge University Press, New York, New York, 2013-15. Series Editor, Pickering & Chatto (now Taylor and Francis) Perspectives in Economic and Social History Series, London, UK, 2008-2012. Series Editor, Pickering & Chatto (now Taylor and Francis) Financial History Monograph Series, London, UK, 2005-2012. Co-principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, 2008-12. Collection Consultant, Merchants Bank of New Bedford Project, New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass., 2010-2011. Clinical Associate Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, N.Y., 2005-2010. Research Consultant, The Winthrop Group, New York, N.Y., 2001-2006. Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, N.Y., 2004-2005, 2012. Assistant Professor, Department of General Education, DeVry University, Pennsylvania, Fort Washington, Pa., 2004-2005. Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, N.Y., 2003-2004. Adjunct Professor, Department of History, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., 2003. Adjunct Professor, Department of Professional Studies, Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, N.J., 1999-2003. Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 1999-2002. Postdoctoral Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1998-2002. Visiting Assistant Professor, Intellectual Heritage Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1998-1999. Adjunct Professor, Accelerated Division, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pa., 1998. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Heritage Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1997- 1998. Adjunct Professor, Department of General Studies, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1997. Assistant Editor, Biographical Dictionary of Early Pennsylvania Legislators Project, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1995-1998. Instructor, Department of History, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., 1994-1995. COURSES TAUGHT 1. American History in Global Perspective, DeVry University (1 section) 2. American History to 1877, Augustana University (2 sections) 3. American History Since the Civil War, Philadelphia University (1 section) 4. American History, 20th Century to World War II, Chestnut Hill College (1 section) 5. American History, 20th Century Since World War II, Chestnut Hill College (1 section) 6. Business Economics, Jones International University (designed for online delivery) 7. Capitalism and Class in America, Augustana University (2 sections, honors, co-taught) 8. Colonial Economic History, University of Virginia (1 section) 9. Composition, DeVry University (1 section) Last updated: 10/27/2019 2 10. (D)evolution of the American City, Augustana University (not yet delivered) 11. Economics Through Literary Sources, University of Virginia (1 section) 12. Efficiency and Innovation in Government, Augustana University (1 section, honors) 13. Employment Past, Present, and Future, Augustana University (not yet delivered) 14. Entrepreneurship Around the World, Augustana University (2 sections) 15. European Intellectual History, SUNY Buffalo (1 section) 16. Evolutionary Psychology, Thomas Edison State College (graduate -- 3 sections, online) 17. Financial Crises: A Global Perspective, Augustana University (2 sections, honors) 18. Global Business Environment, New York University (2 sections) 19. Global Economic History, Augustana University (1 section) 20. Global Perspectives on Enterprise Systems, New York University (graduate -- 34 half sections) 21. Global History, 20th Century, Gettysburg College (2 sections) 22. Global History, 20th Century, DeVry University (4 sections, 1 hybrid) 23. Global Slavery, Augustana University (4 sections, 1 honors; 1 online) 24. Government and Economic Policymaking, Augustana University (1 section) 25. Intellectual History Since the Enlightenment, Temple University (12 sections) 26. International Political Economy, Augustana University (1 section) 27. Investment, Jones International University (designed for online delivery) 28. Jacksonian Democracy, SUNY Buffalo (1 section) 29. Money and Banking, University of Virginia (15 sections), Augustana University (3 sections) 30. Money and Power, New York University (graduate -- 6 sections) 31. Native American Cultural and Economic History, Augustana University (3 sections, senior capstone, co-taught) 32. Political Economy of Africa, Augustana University (1 section) 33. Principles of Economics (micro and macro), DeVry University (2 sections, 1 hybrid) 34. Professional Writing, DeVry University (1 section, hybrid) 35. Research Composition, DeVry University (4 sections, 2 hybrid) 36. Sociology of Conflict, Thomas Edison State College (graduate -- 1 section, online) 37. Sports Coaching and Administration, Augustana University (graduate, 2 sections, 1 hybrid, 1 online) 38. U.S. Business and Economic History, New York University (graduate -- 3 sections), Augustana University (1 section, hybrid) 39. U.S. Financial History to the Civil War, University of Virginia (1 section) 40. U.S. Financial History to the Present, New York University (graduate -- 1 section) 41. U.S. Founding Documents, Robert Welch University, (designed for online delivery) 42. U.S. Founding Fathers, Robert Welch University, (designed for online delivery) 43. U.S. Science Policy, Augustana University (1 section, senior capstone, co-taught) 44. Western Civilization, Augustana University (2 sections for business majors) 45. The Wire (HBO Series), Augustana University (3 sections, honors, 1 section co-taught) FELLOWSHIPS, PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, AND GRANTS 1. Mark Diamond Fellowship, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994-1995. 2. Presidential Fellowship, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1991-1995. Last updated: 10/27/2019 3 3. Allan Nevins Award Finalist, Economic History Association, 1997. 4. Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellowship, American Antiquarian Society, 1999. 5. Program in Early American Society and Economy, Article Award, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1999. 6. James Wilson Department of Economics Research Stipend, University of Virginia, 2000. 7. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. Travel Grant, Harvard Business School, 2001-2002. 8. Arthur H. Cole Research Grant, Economic History Association, 2004. 9. Kauffman-Berkley Research Grant, Berkely Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, 2006-2008. 10. Mellon/Betty Sams Christian Fellowship in Business History, Virginia Historical Society, 2006-2007. 11. New York University Challenge Grant, 2006-2007. 12. National Science Foundation, “U.S. Corporate Development,” 2008-2011. 13. Filson Fellowship, Filson Historical Society, 2009. 14. Richard C. Wade Award, Ohio Valley History, Filson Historical Society, 2009-2010. 15. Mellon/Betty Sams Christian Fellowship in Business History, Virginia Historical Society, 2010-11. 16. Charles Koch Foundation curriculum development grant, Charles Koch Foundation, 2013- 2015. 17. Institute for Humane Studies speakers series grant, Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University, 2014-2015. 18. Augustana Faculty Research Award, presented by the Center for Western Studies, 2016. 19. Charles Koch Foundation research grant, Charles Koch Foundation, 2016. 20. National Alexander Hamilton Scholar, Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society, 2017. 21. Charles Koch Foundation research grant, Charles Koch Foundation, 2018-19. 22. Academy of Management Public and Nonprofit Division (AOM PNP) Best Reviewer Award, 2018. PUBLICATIONS A. BOOKS 1. “Banking and Politics in New York, 1784-1829” (Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1997). 2. Origins of Commercial Banking in America, 1750-1800 (Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield, 2001). 3. Hamilton Unbound: Finance and the Creation of the American Republic (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2002). 4. The Wealth of Nations Rediscovered: Integration and Expansion